The main difference between a grasshopper and a cricket is that crickets tend to have long antennae, grasshoppers have short antennae. Crickets stridulate (“sing”) by rubbing their wings together, while grasshoppers stridulate by rubbing their long hind legs against their wings.

Benefits of Dubia Roaches for Leopard Geckos Dubia roaches provide a great diet advantage for feeding a leopard gecko. They’re high in protein which helps your reptile stay active and healthy. Best of all, leopard geckos simply love eating Dubia roaches as a main part of their diet.

You can keep dubia roaches and crickets together. Both species will survive. However, placing them together will negatively affect the reproduction outcome, feeder insect quality, and ease of maintenance and management.

If not given enough space crickets and locust tend to trap each other, trample each other or simply attack and eat each other. To avoid this the best option is a larger flat plastic container like a faunarium or cricket keeper.

Dubia cockroaches are a medium to large cockroach species. They are a good starter cockroach species, as they are relatively common, inexpensive, and very interesting additions to any collection. Additionally, they make great food items for reptiles, large tarantulas, and large centipedes.

They will grow about 1/8” every 3-4 weeks, depending on diet and temperature. For example, here is a 1/4″ roach at about 3 weeks old.

Provide at least 8 and ideally 10 to 12 hours of darkness every 24 hours. This can be achieved by storing their enclosure in a dark place. Dubia roaches need darkness and they become stressed if they don’t get enough. Keep them in a dark place and that should be fine.

Dubia roaches are sexually “dimorphic”, meaning that the males and females are easy to tell apart. The males have complete wings (which do not allow them to fly) while the females have wing stubs only.

Egg. After mating, females produce an egg capsule that is approximately one-fourth of an inch long. This capsule contains 40 eggs, give or take a few. Unlike the female American cockroach, German cockroaches carry the capsule until about 24 hours before the eggs are ready to hatch.

As with many animals, cockroach reproduction relies on eggs from a female and sperm from a male. Others continue to carry the hatching eggs and care for their young after they are born. But regardless of how long the mother and her eggs stay together, the ootheca has to stay moist in order for the eggs to develop.

The name refers to the roach (Rutilus rutilus), a common European fresh water fish. It’s worth noting that the original name for the horse in Polish is “Płotka”, a diminutive form of the word “Płoć” (meaning “roach”).

“Płotka” is also an informal or nickname version of the word “płoć,” which literally translates to “roach” or the laxer “roachy.” Like most nicknames, it’s given as a form of affection, which Regis, a hundreds-year-old vampire from The Witcher book series, points out to Geralt in the Baptism of Fire.

And yes, Roach is traditionally a mare (lady horse) and if the name is anything to go by, Zeus, is not….but that shouldn’t limit his performance options.

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The real cause of a cockroach’s white appearance is that when roaches molt, they don’t only shed their outer shell, they also lose most of the pigmentation in their bodies, which must then be replaced. This is a chemical reaction that occurs within the body, usually taking a few hours to fully restore pigmentation.

My roaches love having one over their tank (crickets did too). This is also what you want to use for your dragon’s tank if the temp in the tank goes below about 65 overnight. A visible light can disrupt their sleep. If the tank temps stay above that then you don’t need a nighttime heat source at all.

You See Dead Roaches Seeing dead roaches also isn’t a sign that the infestation is dying out. You’re most likely to notice dead roaches out in the open in the morning. If you do find dead roaches tucked away in the dark corners of your home, that may give you an idea of where they’re nesting.

We feed our Dubia roaches a lot of bananas! Ripe bananas make great Dubia food. We prefer organic produce for our roaches when possible and practical, but when it’s not, we wash all produce thoroughly or peel it (if applicable).

All things equal, newborn Dubia roaches reach adulthood in about 5 months. Newly emerged males begin mating almost immediately while newly-emerged females start about a week later. Females can become pregnant as soon as they begin mating, and their gestational cycle is 65 days.

Dubia cockroaches can be fed a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables but do not feed head lettuce. Instead stick with romaine and other leafy greens, as they are more nutritious. Carrots seem to be a universal favorite.

They don’t really go for grapes either. I think the only reason why you don’t hear many people using those to feed their roaches is because those fruits are more expensive than the usual apples and oranges. It’s also a good idea to cut up the fruit and distribute them around the cage so you get more surface area.

We’ve done the legwork and can ship dubia roaches to all US states, except for Florida, California, Louisiana, Alabama, and Hawaii. As long as you do not live in one of those states, you can legally order and receive dubia roaches from Josh’s Frogs.